Dr. John C. Wilson Profile

Dr. John C. Wilson

Research Scientist at Univ of Virginia

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Publications (32)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Paper

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Field retermination of APOGEE spectrograph MTP fiber connectors

John C. Wilson, Dan Rocheleau, John Fox, Louis Green, Donald Harkins, Dirk Schoellner, Stuart Melton, Lori Seagle, Zane Fitzgerald, David Nidever, Nathan De Lee, Jon Holtzman, Emily Farr, Sarah Tuttle, Audrey Oravetz, Katie Grabowski, Kaike Pan, Dmitry Bizyaev, Jamey Eriksen, Stefanie Wachter, Solange Ramirez, Juna Kollmeier

Proceedings Volume 12188, 121885W (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630327

KEYWORDS: Connectors, Telescopes, Polishing, Epoxies, Spectrographs, Observatories, Interferometers, Polishing equipment, Calibration, Inspection

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Design of the new SDSS 2.5m telescope wide field corrector for SDSS-V

Robert Barkhouser, Stephen Smee, Randolph Hammond, Albert Harding, Aidan Gray, Solange Ramirez, Stefanie Wachter, Juna Kollmeier, John Downey, Jamey Eriksen, John Wilson

Proceedings Volume 12182, 121823O (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630655

KEYWORDS: Tolerancing, Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Observatories, Zemax, Optomechanical design, Distortion, Optical design, Finite element methods, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Fiber optic throughput performance evaluation in multi-fiber termination connectors

Emily Farr, Sarah Tuttle, John Wilson, Rishi Pahuja, Travis Mandeville, Colby Jurgenson, Kal Kadlec, Stefanie Wachter, Solange Ramirez

Proceedings Volume 12184, 1218478 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629751

KEYWORDS: Connectors, Fiber optics, Spectrographs, Fiber optics tests, Astronomy, Robotics, Observatories, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

On-sky performance of the SDSS-V wide field corrector

Aidan Gray, Robert Barkhouser, Stephen Smee, Randy Hammond, Albert Harding, Solange Ramírez, Stefanie Wachter, Juna Kollmeier, Dmitry Bizyaev, Jamey Eriksen, Dylan Gatlin, Katie Grabowski, Karen Kinemuchi, Dan Long, Viktor Malanushenko, Fred Mrozek, Tracy Naugle, Audrey Oravetz, Daniel Oravetz, Kaike Pan, Ryan Wagner, John Wilson

Proceedings Volume 12184, 1218462 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630539

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical filters, CCD cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, Image quality, Image filtering, Interfaces, Image processing, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Paper

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External upgrades to improve the RV precision of the APOGEE Spectrographs

John Wilson, Jimmy Davidson, Chad Bender, Peter Dow, Matt Nelson, Liam Walters, Del Irving, Emily Farr, Sarah Tuttle, David Nidever, Nathan DeLee, Jon Holtzman, Steve Majewski, John Fox, Donald Harkins, Louis Green, Jamey Ericksen, Ryan Wagner, Mark Derwent, Colby Jurgenson, Rick Pogge, Stefanie Wachter, Solange Ramirez, Juna Kollmeier

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121847H (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630231

KEYWORDS: Connectors, Calibration, Control systems, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Observatories, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Detector arrays

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation

Presentation

On-sky performance of the robotic Focal Plane Systems (FPS) for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey V

Richard Pogge, Mark Derwent, Christopher Brandon, Colby Jurgenson, Michael Engelman, Thomas O'Brien, Daniel Pappalardo, Julia Brady, Jacob McCloskey, Jon Shover, Jerry Mason, Ricardo Araujo, Mohamed Bouri, Jean-Paul Kneib, Luzius Kronig, Sarah Tuttle, Emily Farr, Jose Sanchez-Gallego, Conor Sayres, Juna Kollmeier, Solange Ramírez, Stefanie Wachter, Dmitry Bizyaev, Francis Cope, Katie Grabowski, Karen Kinemuchi, Viktor Malanushenko, Audrey Oravetz, Daniel Oravetz, Kaike Pan, Muwen Shi, Dylan Gatlin, Sophia Brunner, Felipe Besser, Consuelo Gonzalez Avila, Pablo Vera, Natalie Ulloa, John Wilson

Proceedings Volume 12184, 1218411 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630061

KEYWORDS: Robotics, Robotic systems, Telescopes, Observatories, Metrology, Target acquisition, Stars, Spectroscopy, Spectrographs, Solar system

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

TSPEC4: near-IR spectroscopy for the SOAR telescope

Terry Herter, Charles Henderson, Marco Bonati, John Wilson, Katelyn Allers, Nicole David, Jonathan Elias, David James, Jose Piraces, Sean Points, Ron Probst, Everett Schlawin, Patricio Schurter, Roberto Tighe, Michael Warner

Proceedings Volume 11447, 114476L (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563035

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Infrared radiation, Infrared spectroscopy, Telescopes, Optical instrument design, Optomechanical design, Infrared imaging, Visible radiation, Image quality, Optical properties

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2015 Paper

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First light with ALES: A 2-5 micron adaptive optics Integral Field Spectrograph for the LBT

Andrew Skemer, Philip Hinz, Manny Montoya, Michael Skrutskie, Jarron Leisenring, Oli Durney, Charles Woodward, John Wilson, Matt Nelson, Vanessa Bailey, Denis Defrere, Jordan Stone

Proceedings Volume 9605, 96051D (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2187284

KEYWORDS: Focus stacking software, Adaptive optics, Exoplanets, Iterated function systems, Sensors, Prisms, Mirrors, Planets, Optical filters, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2015 Paper

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Exoplanet science with the LBTI: instrument status and plans

D. Defrère, P. Hinz, A. Skemer, V. Bailey, E. Downey, O. Durney, J. Eisner, J. Hill, W. Hoffmann, J. Leisenring, T. McMahon, M. Montoya, E. Spalding, J. Stone, A. Vaz, O. Absil, S. Esposito, M. Kenworthy, B. Mennesson, R. Millan-Gabet, M. Nelson, A. Puglisi, M. Skrutskie, J. Wilson

Proceedings Volume 9605, 96051G (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188912

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Interferometry, Error analysis, Telescopes, Nulling interferometry, Planets, Sensors, Adaptive optics, Coronagraphy, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2014 Paper

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Design updates and status of the fourth generation TripleSpec spectrograph

E. Schlawin, T. Herter, C. Henderson, J. Wilson, R. Probst, D. Sprayberry, M. Bonati, P. Schurter, D. James, M. Warner, R. Tighe, J. Adams, M. Martínez

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91472H (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055233

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Telescopes, Stars, Space telescopes, Prisms, Asteroids, Observatories, Electroluminescent displays, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

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Fizeau interferometric imaging of Io volcanism with LBTI/LMIRcam

J. Leisenring, P. Hinz, M. Skrutskie, A. Skemer, C. Woodward, C. Veillet, C. Arcidiacono, V. Bailey, M. Bertero, P. Boccacci, A. Conrad, K. de Kleer, I. de Pater, D. Defrère, J. Hill, K.-H. Hofmann, L. Kaltenegger, A. La Camera, M. Nelson, D. Schertl, J. Spencer, G. Weigelt, J. Wilson

Proceedings Volume 9146, 91462S (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057290

KEYWORDS: Information operations, Point spread functions, Interferometry, Telescopes, Deconvolution, Reconstruction algorithms, Spatial resolution, Image restoration, Mirrors, Image resolution

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Proceedings Article | 31 January 2013 Paper

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Development of a new, precise near-infrared Doppler wavelength reference: a fiber Fabry-Perot interferometer

Samuel Halverson, Suvrath Mahadevan, Lawrence Ramsey, Stephen Redman, Gillian Nave, John Wilson, Fred Hearty, Jon Holtzman

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84468Q (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925716

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Near infrared, Fourier transforms, Doppler effect, Stars, Calibration, Astronomy, Lamps, Mirrors, Interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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Performance of the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) high-resolution near-infrared multi-object fiber spectrograph

John Wilson, F. Hearty, M. Skrutskie, S. Majewski, R. Schiavon, D. Eisenstein, J. Gunn, J. Holtzman, D. Nidever, B. Gillespie, D. Weinberg, B. Blank, C. Henderson, S. Smee, R. Barkhouser, A. Harding, S. Hope, G. Fitzgerald, T. Stolberg, J. Arns, M. Nelson, S. Brunner, A. Burton, E. Walker, C. Lam, P. Maseman, J. Barr, F. Leger, L. Carey, N. MacDonald, G. Ebelke, S. Beland, T. Horne, E. Young, G. Rieke, M. Rieke, T. O'Brien, J. Crane, M. Carr, C. Harrison, R. Stoll, M. Vernieri, M. Shetrone, C. Allende-Prieto, J. Johnson, P. Frinchaboy, G. Zasowski, A. Garcia Perez, D. Bizyaev, K. Cunha, V. Smith, Sz. Meszaros, B. Zhao, M. Hayden, S. D. Chojnowski, B. Andrews, C. Loomis, R. Owen, M. Klaene, J. Brinkmann, F. Stauffer, D. Long, W. Jordan, D. Holder, F. Cope, T. Naugle, B. Pfaffenberger, D. Schlegel, M. Blanton, D. Muna, B. Weaver, S. Snedden, K. Pan, H. Brewington, E. Malanushenko, V. Malanushenko, A. Simmons, D. Oravetz, S. Mahadevan, S. Halverson

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84460H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927140

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Cameras, Telescopes, Observatories, Stars, Mirrors, Calibration, Spectrographs, Collimators, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

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On-sky operations and performance of LMIRcam at the Large Binocular Telescope

J. Leisenring, M. Skrutskie, P. Hinz, A. Skemer, V. Bailey, J. Eisner, P. Garnavich, W. Hoffmann, T. Jones, M. Kenworthy, P. Kuzmenko, M. Meyer, M. Nelson, T. Rodigas, J. Wilson, V. Vaitheeswaran

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84464F (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924814

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Point spread functions, Telescopes, Interferometry, Adaptive optics, Cadmium sulfide, Stars, Mirrors, Electronics, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

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Fabrication and testing of germanium grisms for LMIRcam

Paul Kuzmenko, Steve Little, Liesl Little, John Wilson, Michael Skrutskie, Philip Hinz, Jarron Leisenring, Olivier Durney

Proceedings Volume 8450, 84503P (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926674

KEYWORDS: Germanium, Prisms, Telescopes, Diffraction gratings, Coating, Antireflective coatings, Diamond, Optical filters, Interferometry, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2010 Paper

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Developing achromatic coronagraphic optics for LMIRCam and the LBT

Matthew Kenworthy, Philip Hinz, Johanan Codona, John Wilson, Michael Skrutskie, Elliott Solheid

Proceedings Volume 7734, 77342P (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856819

KEYWORDS: Stars, Telescopes, Planets, Coronagraphy, Adaptive optics, Point spread functions, Exoplanets, Mirrors, Diffraction, Thermography

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

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APOGEE cryostat design

Basil Blank, Chuck Henderson, John Wilson, Fred Hearty, Michael Skrutskie, Thomas O'Brien, Steven Majewski, Ricardo Schiavon, Paul Maseman, Sophia Brunner, Adam Burton, Eric Walker

Proceedings Volume 7735, 773569 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857095

KEYWORDS: Aluminum, Spectrographs, Cryogenics, Observatories, Telescopes, Astronomy, Optical design, Optical components, Integrated optics, Packaging

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

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APOGEE fiber development and FRD testing

Sophia Brunner, Adam Burton, Jeff Crane, Bo Zhao, Fred Hearty, John Wilson, Larry Carey, French Leger, Mike Skrutskie, Ricardo Schiavon, Steven Majewski

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77356A (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857223

KEYWORDS: Epoxies, Connectors, Spectrographs, Polishing, Polymers, Cryogenics, Cameras, Optical fibers, Telescopes, Fiber optics

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

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The Large Binocular Telescope mid-infrared camera (LMIRcam): final design and status

M. Skrutskie, T. Jones, P. Hinz, P. Garnavich, J. Wilson, M. Nelson, E. Solheid, O. Durney, W. Hoffmann, V. Vaitheeswaran, T. McMahon, J. Leisenring, A. Wong

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77353H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857724

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Sensors, Optical filters, Telescopes, L band, Cameras, Optical benches, Mid-IR, Optical instrument design, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2010 Paper

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Testing of an extended-wavelength InGaAs array in an astronomical spectrograph

Matthew Nelson, Lihong Yao, Andre Wong, Michael Skrutskie, John Wilson, Shrikrishna Kanneganti

Proceedings Volume 7742, 774224 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858003

KEYWORDS: Indium gallium arsenide, Spectrographs, Sensors, Astronomy, Readout integrated circuits, Prisms, Telescopes, Lamps, Astronomical telescopes, Mercury cadmium telluride

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

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Development of a large mosaic volume phase holographic (VPH) grating for APOGEE

James Arns, John Wilson, Mike Skrutskie, Steve Smee, Robert Barkhouser, Daniel Eisenstein, Jim Gunn, Fred Hearty, Al Harding, Paul Maseman, Jon Holtzman, Ricardo Schiavon, Bruce Gillespie, Steven Majewski

Proceedings Volume 7739, 773913 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857623

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Tolerancing, Diffraction, Holography, Sensors, Optical design, Spectrographs, Cameras, Image segmentation, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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The Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) high-resolution near-infrared multi-object fiber spectrograph

John Wilson, Fred Hearty, Michael Skrutskie, Steven Majewski, Ricardo Schiavon, Daniel Eisenstein, Jim Gunn, Basil Blank, Chuck Henderson, Stephen Smee, Robert Barkhouser, Al Harding, Greg Fitzgerald, Todd Stolberg, Jim Arns, Matt Nelson, Sophia Brunner, Adam Burton, Eric Walker, Charles Lam, Paul Maseman, Jim Barr, French Leger, Larry Carey, Nick MacDonald, Todd Horne, Erick Young, George Rieke, Marcia Rieke, Tom O'Brien, Steve Hope, John Krakula, Jeff Crane, Bo Zhao, Mike Carr, Craig Harrison, Robert Stoll, Mary Vernieri, Jon Holtzman, Matt Shetrone, Carlos Allende-Prieto, Jennifer Johnson, Peter Frinchaboy, Gail Zasowski, Dmitry Bizyaev, Bruce Gillespie, David Weinberg

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77351C (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856708

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Sensors, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Silicon, Mirrors, Silica, Collimators, Observatories, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2008 Paper

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LMIRcam: an L/M-band imager for the LBT combined focus

John Wilson, Philip Hinz, M. Skrutskie, Terry Jones, Elliott Solheid, Jarron Leisenring, Peter Garnavich, Matthew Kenworthy, Matthew Nelson, Charles Woodward

Proceedings Volume 7013, 70133A (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789939

KEYWORDS: Tolerancing, Mirrors, Optical filters, Infrared radiation, Sensors, Zemax, Absorption, Imaging systems, Telescopes, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

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The performance of TripleSpec at Palomar

Terry Herter, Charles Henderson, John Wilson, Keith Matthews, Gustavo Rahmer, Marco Bonati, Philip Muirhead, Joseph Adams, James Lloyd, Michael Skrutskie, Dae-Sik Moon, Stephen Parshley, Matthew Nelson, Frantz Martinache, George Gull

Proceedings Volume 7014, 70140X (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789660

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Mirrors, Prisms, Space telescopes, Stars, Sensors, Cameras, Spectral resolution, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

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Semiconductor fabrication techniques for producing an ultra-flat reflective slit

Thomas Vandervelde, Michael Cabral, John Wilson, Michael Skrutskie

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62731Z (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672369

KEYWORDS: Semiconducting wafers, Etching, Silicon, Mirrors, Photomasks, Reflectivity, Anisotropic etching, Photoresist materials, Surface finishing, Fabrication

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

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Addition of a polarization analysis capability to the Fan Mountain near infrared camera

David McDavid, Srikrishna Kanneganti, Chan Park, Michael Skrutskie, John Wilson

Proceedings Volume 6269, 626959 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672633

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Stars, Near infrared, Prisms, Cameras, Optical filters, Polarimetry, Fluctuations and noise, Calibration, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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A hand-held near-infrared slit spectrograph for Earth observations

Srikrishna Kanneganti, Chan Park, Heather Hershley, Aaron Smith, Michael Skrutskie, John Wilson, Wes Traub, Charles Lam, Matthew Nelson

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62653W (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672294

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Cameras, Diffusers, Optical design, Sensors, Lamps, Mechanical engineering, Argon, Video, Indium gallium arsenide

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Proceedings Article | 19 May 2006 Paper

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Chirped AM ladar for anti-ship missile tracking and force protection 3D imaging: update

Brian Redman, Barry Stann, William Lawler, Mark Giza, John Dammann, William Ruff, William Potter, Ronald Driggers, Jose Garcia, John Wilson, Keith Krapels

Proceedings Volume 6214, 62140O (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666961

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Receivers, Image resolution, 3D image processing, Data acquisition, Transceivers, Missiles, Transmitters, Composites, Infrared search and track

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

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Mass producing an efficient NIR spectrograph

John Wilson, Charles Henderson, Terry Herter, Keith Matthews, Michael Skrutskie, Joseph Adams, Dae-Sik Moon, Roger Smith, Nick Gautier, Michael Ressler, B. T. Soifer, Sean Lin, James Howard, John LaMarr, Todd Stolberg, Jeff Zink

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550925

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Telescopes, Sensors, Cameras, Space telescopes, Prisms, Near infrared, Collimation, Reflectivity, Mercury cadmium telluride

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

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Wide-field infrared camera for the Palomar 200-in. telescope

John Wilson, Stephen Eikenberry, Charles Henderson, Thomas Hayward, Joseph Carson, Bruce Pirger, Donald Barry, Bernhard Brandl, James Houck, Gregory Fitzgerald, T. Stolberg

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460336

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Optical filters, Telescopes, Cameras, Cryogenics, Infrared radiation, Infrared cameras, Near infrared, Galactic astronomy, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 1998 Paper

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SCORE 1+: enhancing a unique mid-infrared spectrograph

John-David Smith, Stephen Rinehart, James Houck, Jeffrey Van Cleve, John Wilson, Michael Colonno, Justin Schoenwald, Bruce Pirger, C. Blacken

Proceedings Volume 3354, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317216

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Telescopes, Sensors, Calibration, Mid-IR, Signal to noise ratio, Optical components, Mirrors, Stars, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 17 October 1997 Paper

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Adaptive optics high-spectral-resolution imaging of the planetary nebula IC418

Bernhard Brandl, John-David Smith, John Wilson, Frank Eisenhauer, James Houck

Proceedings Volume 3126, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279063

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Helium, Stars, Spectral resolution, Cameras, Hydrogen, Near infrared, Calibration, Optical filters

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